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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 15,114 | 636 | 5.0 | 4.5- 5.6 | 134 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.1 | 13,439 | 88.2 | 87.4-89.0 | 82 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.7 | 823 | 5.4 | 4.9- 5.9 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Alamance | 397 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.5 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.7 | 368 | 93.9 | 90.7-96.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 15 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.5 |
| Buncombe | 397 | 14 | 5.6 | 2.7-11.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.1 | 362 | 89.5 | 83.9-93.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 18 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.0 |
| Cabarrus | 379 | 18 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 337 | 88.1 | 83.3-91.7 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 | 21 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.8 |
| Catawba | 397 | 14 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.7 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.3 | 354 | 88.7 | 84.4-92.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 25 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.6 |
| Cumberland | 405 | 14 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.3 | 368 | 90.9 | 86.6-94.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 21 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.9 |
| Davidson | 399 | 13 | 4.9 | 2.4- 9.9 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.2 | 364 | 89.3 | 84.0-93.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.8 | 14 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.6 |
| Durham | 425 | 22 | 6.9 | 3.9-11.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.5 | 377 | 87.4 | 82.3-91.2 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 | 19 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.3 |
| Forsyth | 397 | 16 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.9 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.6 | 360 | 90.7 | 86.5-93.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.2 |
| Gaston | 383 | 14 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.7 | 337 | 88.8 | 84.9-91.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 | 28 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.2 |
| Guilford | 415 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.4 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.4 | 376 | 90.3 | 86.0-93.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 17 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.8 |
| Iredell | 354 | 15 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.1 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.4 | 313 | 88.5 | 83.5-92.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.7 | 20 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.2 |
| Johnston | 342 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.7- 5.7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 303 | 90.3 | 86.2-93.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 | 19 | 5.6 | 3.4- 9.2 |
| Mecklenburg | 773 | 20 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 705 | 90.6 | 87.2-93.2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 41 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.9 |
| New Hanover | 389 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 349 | 89.3 | 84.7-92.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.5 |
| Onslow | 356 | 11 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 311 | 89.1 | 84.8-92.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.5 | 30 | 7.4 | 4.9-10.9 |
| Orange | 377 | 12 | 4.2 | 2.0- 8.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 | 339 | 86.3 | 79.0-91.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.3 | 22 | 8.3 | 4.2-15.4 |
| Pitt | 386 | 18 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 | 341 | 86.3 | 81.3-90.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 | 22 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.1 |
| Randolph | 405 | 18 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 364 | 89.4 | 85.2-92.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.1 | 17 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.8 |
| Robeson | 394 | 28 | 8.5 | 5.3-13.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 334 | 84.0 | 78.4-88.3 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 25 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.2 |
| Rowan | 419 | 24 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.6 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.7 | 360 | 86.1 | 80.7-90.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 26 | 7.4 | 4.1-12.8 |
| Union | 351 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 316 | 90.1 | 85.8-93.2 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 5.4 | 18 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.2 |
| Wake | 761 | 19 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.0 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 | 695 | 90.2 | 86.6-92.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 36 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.2 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 410 | 15 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 365 | 88.5 | 83.8-92.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 | 24 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.6 |
| Northeast Partnership II | 449 | 22 | 6.8 | 3.9-11.6 | 9 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.7 | 382 | 83.2 | 78.0-87.3 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 32 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.3 |
| Northeast Partnership I | 445 | 32 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 377 | 83.6 | 78.6-87.7 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.5 | 27 | 7.6 | 4.8-11.8 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 380 | 25 | 8.8 | 4.9-15.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 329 | 86.2 | 80.1-90.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 20 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.1 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 447 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.4 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 | 395 | 86.7 | 80.0-91.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 24 | 6.9 | 3.2-14.5 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 362 | 18 | 5.9 | 3.6- 9.6 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.0 | 317 | 86.2 | 81.4-89.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 23 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.5 |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 418 | 17 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 | 375 | 88.6 | 84.0-92.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.3 | 19 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.9 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 464 | 19 | 6.4 | 3.5-11.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 | 410 | 86.8 | 81.6-90.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 30 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.6 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 571 | 30 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.8 | 504 | 86.9 | 83.2-90.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.9 | 28 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.3 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 411 | 18 | 6.2 | 3.3-11.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 364 | 87.9 | 82.8-91.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 | 26 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.6 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 347 | 25 | 9.6 | 5.9-15.4 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.1 | 297 | 82.2 | 75.6-87.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 | 19 | 6.2 | 3.3-11.3 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 449 | 19 | 5.8 | 3.4-10.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.7 | 398 | 84.6 | 79.3-88.8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 3.0 | 25 | 7.4 | 4.6-11.7 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 660 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 593 | 88.9 | 85.3-91.7 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.0 | 37 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.2 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,033 | 57 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.1 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.6 | 884 | 85.3 | 82.3-87.9 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 | 69 | 6.9 | 5.3- 9.1 |
| No | 14,081 | 579 | 5.0 | 4.4- 5.6 | 117 | 0.8 | 0.7- 1.1 | 12,555 | 88.4 | 87.6-89.2 | 76 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.7 | 754 | 5.3 | 4.8- 5.9 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 4,855 | 234 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.6 | 49 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.3 | 4,257 | 87.0 | 85.5-88.4 | 22 | 0.4 | 0.3- 0.7 | 293 | 6.1 | 5.1- 7.3 |
| Piedmont | 8,527 | 322 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.2 | 73 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.2 | 7,646 | 89.2 | 88.2-90.2 | 52 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.7 | 434 | 4.9 | 4.3- 5.6 |
| Western NC | 1,732 | 80 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.4 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 1,536 | 86.8 | 84.3-88.9 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 | 96 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.2 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC | 1,057 | 37 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.2 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 955 | 89.1 | 86.2-91.4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 | 55 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.0 |
| Northwest | 2,866 | 132 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.3 | 34 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 2,531 | 87.0 | 85.1-88.7 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 154 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.7 |
| Charlotte | 2,251 | 79 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.7 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 2,019 | 89.1 | 87.0-90.8 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 126 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.0 |
| Greensboro | 1,965 | 70 | 4.3 | 3.1- 6.0 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 | 1,772 | 89.9 | 87.8-91.7 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 93 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.9 |
| Southern Regional | 1,565 | 78 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.9 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 1,387 | 87.6 | 84.2-90.4 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 82 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.5 |
| Coastal | 752 | 34 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.9 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 | 666 | 87.7 | 84.4-90.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 | 47 | 6.1 | 4.3- 8.5 |
| Wake | 2,143 | 84 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 23 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 | 1,918 | 89.2 | 87.0-91.0 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.7 | 105 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.2 |
| Area L | 617 | 40 | 8.9 | 5.5-14.3 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 530 | 84.6 | 79.5-88.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 36 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.7 |
| Eastern | 1,898 | 82 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.6 | 19 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 | 1,661 | 87.1 | 85.0-88.9 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.1 | 125 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.1 |
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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program
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